Novak Djokovic has done it! The Serbian won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final, to become only the fifth player to win a career Golden Slam.
Djokovic was sublime in the gold medal match as he defeated Alcaraz – who beat him in straight sets in the Wimbledon final just over a month ago – 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) to win his second Olympic medal to go with the bronze he won at Beijing in 2008.
It was a vintage display from Djokovic with a first-serve percentage of 74% over the two sets while he saved eight break points to defeat the four-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz.
With the win, Djokovic joined Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams as the only players to win all four Grand Slams and gold in the singles at the Olympics.
The Serbian also set a new record for the oldest tennis player to win a gold medal since tennis returned to the Olympic programme in 1988.
Andy Murray was the oldest singles player as he was 29 years and 91 days when he won gold at the 2016 Rio Games while Matthew Ebden from Australia was the oldest overall as he was 36 years and 251 days when he won gold in the men’s doubles in Paris this year.
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